Interesting F1 fact
Interesting Classic #F1 fact – McLaren’s First World Champion
The first driver for McLaren to become the Formula 1 World Champion was Emerson Fittipaldi in 1974. Also 1974 was the first time that McLaren won the F1 Constructors title. Image by Gerald Swan – July 1974, Brands Hatch, England
Read MoreInteresting #f1 fact – Giuseppe Farina
This weeks interesting F1 fact is about Giuseppe Farina an Italian Racing Driver. Giuseppe Farina was the First FIA F1 World Champion winning the 1950 F1 World Championship while driving for Alfa Romeo. Farina won 3 races that year but was matched in wins by his legendary team mate Juan Manuel Fangio. Farina took the title thanks to a…
Read MoreInteresting facts about Enzo #Ferrari Pre ww2
Enzo served in the Italian Army during ww1 in the 3rd Alpine Artillery. Enzo’s first got into the car trade working for a small car company that redesigned used truck bodies in to small cars. The company was called CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali). Enzo started his racing career as a driver for the CMN team…
Read More#Ferrari’s First #F1 World Champion
The first driver to lift the FIA Formula 1 drivers championship was Alberto Ascari. The Italian was also Ferrari’s first double world champion. Alberto Ascari sadly died while testing a car he was due to race in on May 26th 1955 at the age of 36. Strangely his death mirrored his fathers years earlier. Quote…
Read MoreInteresting #f1 fact – The Indy 500
This weeks interesting F1 fact is that the Indy 500 race was part of the FIA Formula 1 championship for the first 10 years of of its running between 1950 and 1960. The first race was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1950 and the first winner of the FIA Formula 1 race in america was Johnnie Parsons…
Read MoreMcLaren’s 50 Greatest Drivers (well, 9 to 50)
On the McLaren F1 site they have a feature on the top 50 drivers that have driven for McLaren. Interestingly Martin Brundle is number 20 on the list a head of some big names, they admit they did not give Martin a stella car. He bet his career on the fact that Alain Prost would not…
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